She Could Be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

by Anthony Slide

Alice Howell (1886-1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important slapstick comedienne of the silent era. This new study, the first book-length appreciation, identifies her place in the comedy hierarchy alongside the best-known of silent comediennes, Mabel Normand. Like Normand, Howell learned her craft with Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin. Beginning her screen career in 1914, Howell quickly developed a distinctive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496806328
• ISBN13: 9781496806321
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"